Learning Functional Words and Signs for Everyday Living

About the Book

Learning Functional Words and Signs is a workbook designed for student use to help them recognize and understand commonly seen signs in their everyday environment. It is particularly useful for low level or non-readers, the mentally handicapped, and speakers of other languages beginning to learn English.

The book is conveniently organized into a program of 120 word/sign lessons, 24 review pages, and periodic tests including pre and post-tests. Each lesson includes a boldly printed sign, an illustration depicting its use, and a lined section for student tracing and printing practice of the sign.

For many special needs learners, recognition of these words and signs in their community may be their first meaningful and truly helpful experience in reading.

The Learning Functional Words and Signs student workbook provides both instructor and student with a valuable assist in this important curriculum area.

About the Author

David J. Somers' experience as an educator spans more than 30 years, most of which were in the area of special education for the mentally handicapped. He received his MEd degree in Special Education from Wayne State University in Detroit. His career began as a teacher in Michigan, and later evolved into a career as an inservice teacher training specialist with the Palm Beach County, Florida School District, the tenth largest district in the United States. While there he helped initiate and develop programs for all ages and levels of the handicapped. In 1981, he was a recipient of the Rotary International Scholarship in Special Education.

It was early in his career that Mr. Somers saw the need for more appropriate, practical teaching materials for learners with special needs. He wrote this workbook to meet that need. It has succeeded in doing just that for many thousands of special educators and their special learners.